

1) Valeo 2023 Needs Assessment Results Webinar
The Valeo Research Institute has scheduled a webinar to review and discuss the results of their 2023 Global Worker Needs Assessment. Geoff Whiteman will present the data and allow time for questions. The webinar will be held on December 5, 2023, at 12:00 EST and cost $45. Seats are available. Register at https://www.valeo.global/research. read more…

The mission of Mobile Ministry Forum is to equip individuals like you with the necessary tools to make a significant impact for Jesus using your mobile device. With their Free 75-minute micro-course, you’ll learn practical techniques and gain the confidence to share Jesus effortlessly in your daily interactions. Start now at https://courses.mobileministryforum.org/. read more…

3) Webinar – How Coaching Benefits Global Workers
In this 1 hour webinar you will gain an understanding of the impact and benefits of coaching and how it can help strengthen, encourage and equip global workers. Join the group on 17 January, 2024 at 10a Eastern. Click to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rdO-qrj0sG9I0OQGMagsB9gq7iSh60RR5#/registration. read more…

4) When Missionaries Get Rerouted
Items May Have Shifted: When Missionaries Get Rerouted, by Maxine McDonald of Pioneers, tells stories of missionary families who moved across the world to serve among the unreached, only to find themselves rerouted to a place they never expected to go. Know someone who needs this? Go to https://books.pioneers.org/books/items-may-have-shifted or purchase wherever books are sold. read more…

5) Call to Prayer: Christian Apologist To Muslims
Join the Call to Prayer on Sunday, December 10, at 3pmET for a Virtual prayer gathering for Muslims. The Guest Speaker is Dr. Jay Smith who has served the Muslim world for more than 40 years. He leads the Pfander Centre for Apologetics. He will discuss the 10 Most Common Questions Posed by Muslims & How to Respond. To receive the link, just send an email to info@calltoprayer.global. read more…

6) Are You the Second in Command at Your Organization or Church?
If so, you might be interested in this upcoming webinar especially for people like you! Mission agency Seconds-in-Command walk a delicate line requiring both strategy and service. This event will provide you with knowledge, connections, and inspiration to master your multifaceted responsibilities. Plus, you’ll also receive info on cool up-to-date topics such as, AI, change management, and daily rituals. (Note: There might be a minimal charge for those who are Missio Nexus members. But it seems there are fewer and fewer of those kind of people these days.) Learn more at https://missionexus.org/event/second-in-command-virtual-artificial-intelligence-change-management-and-daily-rituals/. read more…

7) Want to Throw a Christmas Party for the Nations?
We have a great friend in Colorado who would like to train 50 people each to throw a party for the nations. https://www.communitychristmas.party/index.html This plan is available in English, Spanish, Hindi, Nepali and Persian. The goal is to reach 2000+ people with an intentional Gospel-sharing Christmas party plan. It sounds really cool. Please drop a note in Comments here if you give it a try. It sounds amazing. read more…

8) It’s That Time Again (for a New YWAM Personal Prayer Diary)
This past week, one of our faithful partners mentioned how much joy he took from praying through YWAM’s Personal Prayer Diary and Daily Planner. For years he’s been working his way through it, come rain or shine. Interested? Check it out – and maybe join him.
https://www.ywampublishing.com/p-2226-2024-personal-prayer-diary-and-daily-planner.aspx
$10.99 each. If you intend to buy one – or if you *do* buy one — please comment below. (Thanks for this reminder, Dick!) read more…

9) We’re Grateful for…
… the $100 gift from a family who lives for God and unreached peoples. Others this week pitched in $206.46, $10.80, $103.48, $100, $20, $5, $21.10 and $20. If you’d like to join these partners this holiday season, please just click https://brigada.org/empower-brigada. read more…

10) What’s Your Best Christmas Memory?
My family and I have some great memories from Christmas on the mission field. Obviously it’s painful to be away while family and friends are gathering for special holidays back home. But still, there are some great memories there from our times away. One year, while serving as missionaries in Uruguay, we left on Christmas Day with a teammate who was like a brother to us. We headed off by ferry boat across the Rio de la Plata to Buenos Aires where we watched a premier showing of “E.T.” in Latin America. It was a memory we’ll hold dear forever. Nothing says Christmas like an extra-terrestrial repeating over and over, “E.T. phone home!”
Do you have a special memory — or, at least, a time you’ll never forget? If so, would you please jot a note about it in the comment box following the online (web) version of this Brigada today? Thanks in advance for your help!
And, speaking of memories, thanks again for those who have remembered Brigada this Christmas. We’re just a little over $10,000 away from meeting our budget need for the new year. Is there a person or church out there who would pitch in $2000? If so, just click Donate in the top line menu at Brigada.org. Thank you! read more…
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